Deer Hunting Prep Activities and Projects

[GCook]

Looks great!

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[Friend]

GCook...thank you


Have five complete....one more partially complete...another blind to set....one to be relocated...several more rope scrapes to be put out and one horizontal rub setup to be established...plant three winter food plots and more.

I thoroughly enjoy the strategizing, the implementation and viewing the results.

[Tedd]

My deer hunting prep is a little different this year...realtor interaction, paperwork and scraping together cash, worrying, perc tests...etc. My wife and I are having settlement on pc of property tomorrow. Not big. But big enough. It is in a beautiful area and surrounded by working farms and woods and a lot of terrain changes. The surrounding area has a very healthy deer population. Though at this point it my property is mostly a corn field and one 400 yard long fence row between me and the neighbor's land. No structures of any kind for a base of operations. I'll have to trade my Kubota in on a bigger one.
 My wife is not a hunter but both of us come from 6-7 generations of local farming stock so it just seems right having a bigger pc of land. The equipment I get for food plots will make her vegetable patch. And I'll build her a new house.
 I think I'll be able to attract and hold deer with the "improvements" I have planned. Step one is a driveway and a pole building. Then a new house.
In the meantime for I made up a new string and two new spare strings for my primary bow. I made up 2 1/2 doz arrows. 15 with Zwickey Deltas. The back-up bow is tuned for the same arrow. Broke in a new glove just right and put it back for hunting only. Ordered a new pair of un-insulated Danner Pronghorns.
 I only have one camera hung and that is out on the new property. I figured that was enough until we actually had settlement. 4 stands and 1 blind are ready to go but not hung. I have a trip up north to the hunting camp planned for labor day and will scout a little. We leave for Wyoming Sept 13th.
New Property

Arrows

I moved two deer out of the corn when I went to hang a camera. I like the photo, it reminds me of Wyoming.

My dog has as many fantasies about the new place as I do!

Some deer on the neighbors land.

[SlowBowKing]

Tedd, congratulations on the new place. Those arrows looks great!

[GCook]

This weekend we set up a new blind with a lease member and did other work around our areas.  Gt cameras rolling and trimmed some limbs to clear shooting lanes.  Refilled watering stations (critical here right now) and did some fence work as well.  Hot and dusty work. 
A few beers, several Gatoraides and a bunch of bottles of water were needed to get through 14 hour work days in the heat.

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[Friend]

Finished building and painting a set of horizontal rub support posts today...will set them next week

Am quite interested in seeing the results after the first week in October.

[carbonflyr]

tedd
very nice property you have...i'm envious

[Friend]

Start next week bush hogging, disking, prepping soil based on soil samples for five late season foodplots...still have plenty of work ahead of me.

[GCook]

We are fixing to buy a 8' disc for our tractor to get after ours as well.

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[Friend]

Finished relocating and brushing in two large 6X8 box blinds and set one two man Denali stand this week... they are hunt ready...

[Sam McMichael]

Well, today I finished all but one stand. All the support straps are in place, the shooting lanes are open, and the orange trail markers have been updated. I do have several roads on the property that need to be cleaned up and mowed, but they are not important for the hunting. Now, if only my sore shoulder will cool down...

This is they year I seriously try to do it with stone tipped arrows. They, too, are ready. Just waiting on the calendar to count down.

[SlowBowKing]

Friend, those blinds look great! Nice job brushing them in. My buddy and I just got permission from a farmer to hunt one spot (~500 acres, but mostly open crop land). We went and scouted yesterday and put out a camera. Hopefully gonna get a blind out there pretty quick.

I’ve got a camera and a feeder at my place that I’m checking one more time tomorrow. Other than that I’m trying to stay out as much as possible until opening morning. Got a few hunting clothes to wash and gonna call it good.

[Friend]

SlowBowKing……Thank you

The year long prep,. strategizing and project implementation heightens the anticipation.
Visualling the results whether positive or not is a satisfying experience.
One may be inclined to believe that I am running a commercial operation. While I do have two traditional hunter leasees, the 9 ground blinds are my personal blinds; note: I am restricted to the ground… much planning and work goes into making them approach the effectiveness of a decent tree stand setup….plenty of hinge cutting and moving major trails such that three major trails will be within 18 yards of the blind…some have been moved up to 60 yards with the intent that the deer are still reaching their intended destination.

I do have 5 tree stands for guests and often guide hunters for merely the love of sharing this wonderful endeavor.

I have made plenty of mistakes and am still learning while fully enjoying the complete experience.

[Bisch]

Great looking blinds Scott!

I am in KS now, scouting and setting stands.

I got this treestand set on the edge of a soybean field:





And this ladder stand set in the corner of a corn field:





Bisch


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[Gdpolk]

Completed:

• maintained accuracy with my bow
• picked up 3 spare strings, stretched them, and tuned them
• inspected and repaired all 4 dozen of my arrows
• inspected and sharpened all of my heads
• bought a ghillie suit and trimmed as needed to fit
• scouted an additional 80 locations on public land
• obtained access to two private farms scouted those farms
• located food sources and changes to bedding/food
• maintained fitness to allow me to pack in stand and bring out animals
• made a leather holster for a sidearm 44 mag that allows me to draw it sitting or standing despite the 8.5" barrel and stays out of the way of the bowstring
• combed through all of my gear and stand with a fine toothed comb and made any repairs as needed and repainted what is needed
• worked extra to allow for time off in the fall
• saved extra to allow for additional expenses
• made room in the freezer for more meat
• cut a Pelican Storm case to fit my travel kit/bow
• made plans for special hunts with special people
• applied for and obtained permits
• renewed license
• broke in new boots
• maintained vehicle to ensure reliability with transportation
• etc

Need to complete:

• scout another 20ish places (most of which may happen during the season at this point)
• survive another 27 days
• harvest a bear or hunt them until bear season closes
• finish up the last 6 knives in my shop for the year so there will be no distractions

[blacktailbob]

Making a new game cart.
 Getting too old with bad knees and back and not into dragging anything around except my old butt.

[Friend]

Bisch...the stand sets look deadly

[Friend]

Finished setting up and brushing in a Double Bull today.